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  1. Jopal78
    The “best shape of my life” statement is worn out, but I wouldn’t underestimate a young man in his 20s with nothing but time on his hands and cash to burn. If Chris Pratt could get huge for Guardians of the Galaxy, I’m sure a pro ballplayer can with a trainer, cook, and world class training facilities.
  2. Jopal78
    It’s all just a tired exercise at this point. Attanasio and his partners are pleased as punch that their investment has quintupled since they bought it. Funneling their own money into payroll isn’t going to markedly increase the value of the team, so there’s no real incentive for them to do it. For certain they know exactly to the dollar the relationship between wins on the field and baseball revenue generated, and In the last 20 years they likely have squeezed nearly every last source of revenue from the market with the virtual golf, wedding receptions, conferences concerts, etc. The Steinbrenner super fan as owner who is determined to win no matter the price is mostly a myth. The folks who own teams now are all money managers who are there not to drain revenue from teams into their own pockets, they are all already fantastically wealthy. Rather they are there for the return on the investment and setting up avenues to transfer their generational wealth to their families while limiting tax obligations. Just the way it is.
  3. Jopal78
    I am not saying Jake Bauers is anything special but the mockery is a little overblown. Had Yelich, Mitchell, Hoskins, Frelick performed better offensively/not been hurt they would not have had to use Bauers as much. That being said, not only was Bauers good for Milwaukee as a PH last year. He was flat out lethal with 2 outs and RISP (1.093 OPS). Plus he stole 13 bases while caught only once. Balanced the lineup by hitting left handed and played 3 defensive positions. It’s a good thing to have a player who has some “clutch-ness”, can pinch hit, enter the game as a defensive sub, steal a base, knock one over the fence all while making next to league minimum. At the price point what else are they going to do to get even better?
  4. Jopal78
    B-. They reallocated talent from their bullpen (Williams ) to the rotation (Cortes). Besides some concern over the flexor tendon injury last year Cortes is an above average SP. Trading surplus from a strength to improve a different area of the club is always a winning move. I would bet the Brewers are counting on improved production from Turang, Ortiz. Frelick, Mitchell as additional contributions over what they got last year from Woodruff, Yelich and Hoskins;, and those increases in production will more than make up for the loss of Wily Adames. It would’ve been great for them to have added more talent and laid waste to the opponents in the NL Central, but they’re still a 93 win team that reached that point on the backs of young improving talent and a cadre of ace relief pitchers.
  5. Jopal78
    I don’t know if that’s true. But for Lorenzo Cain the Brewers have never really been in the market for marquee free agents. As for the bargain basement free agents and NRI player they typically load up on, it’s probably a question of playing time. In other words, players taking NRIs and one year deals are looking to go somewhere they can play everyday and try to resuscitate their careers. Milwaukee has 8 spots kind of spoken for on an everyday basis.
  6. Jopal78
    I’m sure if the Brewers offered Iglesias a guarantee he would sign tomorrow. There’s really no reason too though, at 35 he could show up to camp and be finished just as likely as putting up a .730 OPS
  7. Jopal78
    Iglesias essentially had an extended hot streak in 2024. That’s why he’s unsigned, he probably thinks 291 very good PAs earned him a guarantee at 35 years old and the rest of the league doesn’t think so. I’d throw any of those guys an NRI though.
  8. Jopal78
    Maybe Rodgers on an NRI type of deal because he was the 3rd overall pick plus a big prospect not too long ago and is still just 27. As for the others, the Brewers may as well take their chances on internal improvement from their youngsters getting better (Turang, Ortiz, Frelick, Mitchell, Chourio) and Yelich staying healthy.
  9. Jopal78
    Why would any of those players be locked for the 26 man roster? Perkins is a skilled defensive player, but most likely will not see playing time if everyone stays healthy. Dunn did not do much with his chance last year then suffered season ending injuries after being sent out. Durbin has 300+ PAs above AA, and hasn’t debuted in the majors yet. Black is a former first round pick currently with no path to everyday playing time. While I hope they do not sign a player like Iglesias. It’s also probable none of those four players break camp with Milwaukee in 2025.
  10. Jopal78
    A proposal that doesn’t make sense for either team. Assuming the Padres the primary reason they want to move Cease is for salary relief (he’s one of their few highly paid players not on a multi year deal), and to bolster the chances of the 2025 squad. It’s questionable at best if the package of players from the Brewers would make them better in 2025. As for the Brewers Cease is an upgrade over Civale for sure but is also a FA after 2025. For which they give up 6 years of a highly regarded prospect in Quero, weaken their bullpen by subtracting Payamps and include another prospect Rodriguez who has already pitched in the majors. A price too rich for Milwaukee‘S blood.
  11. Jopal78
    Hmmm, I’d like to know what your friends do for these other clubs. They certainly don’t know their baseball history with comments like that. Mo Vaughn was pretty damn good for the Angels, likely on a Hall of Fame track, until he suffered what ostensibly was a career ending biceps tendon injury after the 2000 season. Vaughn was so good in fact that despite missing the entire 2001 season recovering from surgery the Angels were still able to trade him to the Mets for Kevin Appier.
  12. Jopal78
    In my mind, Sheffield has one bad year for the Brewers, one okay year for the Brewers and one year where he was hurt and barely played, then they shipped him out to San Diego. That he had a huge career after leaving Milwaukee never meant anything to me. After ‘92 the Brewers fielded mostly awful teams where Sheffield wouldn’t have made a difference anyhow had he not wore Out his welcome.
  13. Jopal78
    The last few years February is when the Brewers made their moves. I am sure they have any number of offers out to players with what they’re willing to pay and they are content to wait those players out. They’ll likely land a couple.
  14. Jopal78
    Yep, and Jake Bauers also had 400+ games in the outfield in minor leagues. Perhaps you are right and the Brewers are going to buck their recent history and break in a first round pick as a bench player while playing positions in the pros at which he is inexperienced. I just don’t see it. However, I will add, Rhy Hoskins’s performance likely has not earned him much more than to start spring training at the top of the depth chart. So Black could always play his way into being a regular at 1B
  15. Jopal78
    Sure maybe when he fails everywhere else, but the fact is he doesn’t play there now and hasn’t as a pro. Which means, like I said earlier, the chances as you suggest that he’s up with the major league team and playing OF randomly are quite slim at this point.
  16. Jopal78
    I don’t know where this Black playing the outfield stuff comes from. He’s played in the outfield less than 40 games since high school. I guess he’s athletic so anything is “possible”. However, based on how the Brewers value defense it seems kind of unlikely they’d have a rookie coming off the bench periodically to play a position he has rarely played since he was a kid. Plus, the unlikelihood they keep one of their young bonus babies on the 26 man roster to play a couple times a week while earning service time. It’s just not something the Brewers do. So Black will likely either make the club as a regular with his bat, or he’ll play everyday in AAA until there’s a need.
  17. Jopal78
    I don’t think the Brewers would waste Black’s pre-arbitration years coming off the bench especially after and up and down year in the minors in ‘24. I could be wrong but he either forces his way into the everyday mix at 1B and DH with his hitting during spring training or he’s going to wait in AAA for another chance. Also, this is right about the time that the Brewers have begun signing players in years past. I’m willing to bet the player they have now isn’t what they open camp with.
  18. Jopal78
    Exactly, when you’re a lawyer/agent, a client firing you is part of the business and unless all his clients left him en masse, it doesn’t really suggest anything noteworthy. The reality is professional ethics require an agent to convey all offers or counter proposals to their client. So a ball player wishing they had done something different once the ink is dry on the contract is really just sour grapes and not uncommon. Jordan Montgomery, for example probably was a little hasty in his criticism. After all it was his 6+ era that got him moved to the bullpen. Yet depsite all that he had a player option which he exercised for ‘25 where he will make 22 million pitching in long relief and will have made $47 million in total from Arizona while basically sucking.
  19. Jopal78
    Sorry to say but Scott Boras is still the gold standard in MLB and only getting better. When pro ballplayers are trying to make as much money as possible in the short amount of time they have the insane earning capacity in the major leagues they simply are not going to waste their chances with Boras if he isn’t delivering results. The reality is teams are simply not handing out as many mega deals as they used to. Boras being the wily fox he is, has adapted, getting his clients lots of opt out opportunities and high AAVs. His clients contracts continually push the AAV and with the opt outs is ensuring his clients will always have a chance to be amongst the highest paid, and even if their performance doesn’t live up to the AAV they’re protected with the player options. Corbin Burnes for example has an AAV of $35 million which places him Top 15 in AAV in all of MLB and if he pitches well he gets to test the waters again in 2 years to further increase the AAV. On the other hand, Cody Bellinger got 27.5 million dollars in from the Cubs last year and after the Cubs paid the Yankees to take him, he’s still owed $58 million over the next 2 years. The AAV is 28.5 million a season which places him in the Top 50 of all MLB players in terms of AAV despite having simply decent production.
  20. Jopal78
    Ok, and the seller will have to pay huge tax on the income. For some uber rich card enthusiast I suppose it’s a cool buy, but the chances it’s worth anything significant in 20 years seems really remote. Lucky Kid to get the right card at the right time
  21. Jopal78
    I think this kid should’ve taken the Pirates ticket offer. 2 tickets behind the plate even for the Pirates against bad teams would still get at least $100 for the pair or $8100 a year for 30 years. Obviously some games would sell for more. An auction house might net more but they are going to take 40-50%
  22. Jopal78
    Not a chance. Maybe if Skenes winds up being a legendary pitcher it would hold value to card collectors but even the those typically are t the folks paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for cards. One of a kind memorabilia sure I can see it, one of a kind baseball cards sure fire money losers at those amounts.
  23. Jopal78
    Exactly. It boggles my mind someone will shell out hundreds of thousands of dollars (if not more) for a baseball card which in 15 years won’t be worth even 1/20th of that. Babe Ruth game worn jersey from 90 years ago, I get that. A 1/1 rookie baseball card from 2024…. Not so much.
  24. Jopal78
    If the Reds don’t add him to the 40 man roster before breaking camp he can opt out 5 days before Opening Day. With Miley being 38 and a finesse pitcher coming off TJ surgery. I’m sure it’s the cash, a 2.5 million dollar guarantee for a lottery ticket was apparently too much for Milwaukee
  25. Jopal78
    The Brewers and Padres don’t really match up for a trade. Milwaukee doesn’t have a glaring need at SP (Peralta, Civale, Cortes, Myers, Hall, Woodruff, maybe Wade Mikey yet). Next, with the Padres roster, they’re not looking to rebuild so they wouldn’t have much interest in anything but major league ready talent
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